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Dr. Janice Knebl goes to Washington

On Wednesday, April 19, Dr. Janice Knebl, chief medical officer at HSC Health, attended the AAMC-led Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition congressional briefing as a panelist. The briefing focused on how the HRSA Title VII and VIII programs shape the workforce and help address health workforce shortages. Invited by the Elder Workforce Alliance, Knebl…
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Generous donation creates Col. W.F. ‘Tex’  Rankin, Jr.  and Dr. Janice Knebl Veterans Lecture Series

By Steven Bartolotta The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) is honored to announce the creation of the Colonel W.F. “Tex” Rankin, Jr. and Dr. Janice Knebl Veterans Lectureship Series.   The lectureship is made possible through a generous donation by the widow of Col. Rankin, Andrea Rankin. The lectureship series is named after Col. Rankin and Dr. Knebl, the Texas College…
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HSC’s Center for Older Adults supporting ‘Walk to End Alzheimer’s’

By Steven Bartolotta    The world’s largest fundraiser for Alzheimer’s care, support and research is coming to Fort Worth. HSC’s Center for Older Adults is supporting the Alzheimer’s Association for the “Walk to End Alzheimer’s” on Oct. 30 at The Shops at Clearfork in Fort Worth. The Center for Older Adults is a major sponsor,…
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HSC experts explain Alzheimer’s disease

Caregivers, grappling with medical questions about Alzheimer’s disease, may be filled with fear and confusion. Often, they turn to friends, social media or the internet for answers. Geriatric experts at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth want to bridge that information gap. Dr. Tyson Garfield, Geriatrician and Assistant Professor, tackles those questions at HSC Health’s Geriatric Clinic and in his blog, “themedicinecheck.” It helps to understand the terms.…

TCOM faculty, students and alumni honored by AOF

By Steven Bartolotta A top-flight career of quality, compassion and excellence received an exclamation point as the American Osteopathic Foundation named Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Dr. Janice Knebl the 2020 Physician of the Year. Dr. Knebl, TCOM’s Interim Chair of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, received the honor at the AOF’s 2020 Honors Virtual Gala.   “This…
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HSC experts offer advice for the upcoming flu season

By Kathryn Lytton The flu season is approaching and experts at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth are tackling questions about the yearly virus as communities continue to fight COVID-19.  Here is a Q&A about the seasonal flu and related topics:  Priya Bui, DO, Pediatrics When should a child begin getting a flu vaccine?   Flu shots…
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WE HAIL receives grant to improve care for older adults

By Jan Jarvis UNT Health Science Center and its community partners are expanding their efforts to improve health care for older adults with the support of a $3.75 million federal grant. The Health Resources and Services Administration funding will address the growing needs of older adults through UNTHSC’s geriatric training program, Workforce Enhancement in Healthy…
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WE HAIL honored with Innovators in Aging award

By Jan Jarvis    For four years, Workforce Enhancement in Health Aging and Independent Living, or WE HAIL, has expanded training and services in the community to better serve older adults.  The Texas Health and Human Services Commission recently recognized WE HAIL by presenting it the Innovators in Aging award. This is the first time…
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UNTHSC honored for best practices in serving older adults

By Eric Parker   The UNT Health Science Center Clinical Practice Group is the first health care organization in Fort Worth to be recognized as an Age Friendly Certified Business. As a result, the UNTHSC Center for Geriatrics will help educate other health care organizations to integrate best practices in serving patients. The recognition follows…
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For seniors, the growing opioids menace

  One week – that’s how long it can take for a prescription pain killer to turn into an addiction to opioids. Patients believe opioids – a class of pain-killing drugs that can produce morphine-like effects – are safe and effective because their physician prescribed them, said Annesha White, PharmD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacotherapy…